> We've already demonstrated that we can bend physical laws to our needs ... Bend doesn't equal break. Obviously a species will adopt more and more ingenious m

> We've already demonstrated that we can bend physical laws to our needs ... Bend doesn't equal break. Obviously a species will adopt more and more ingenious measures to stave off the inevitable, but that doesn't change the inevitable, only its arrival date. The basic equation collides a finite planet with an infinite capacity for growth. Ultimately the finite planet determines the outcome, not the infinite capacity for growth.